What is CVE-2015-9218?

CVE-2015-9218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-9218?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w

CVE-2015-9218

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, and Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, when processing bad HEVC clips, the DPB fills, and with no error handling for DPB being full, a hang occurs.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-388

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9218?: CVE-2015-9218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-9218?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.